'Twas definitely a Cheery Friday last night - I was "out out" in Abergavenny doing some, erm, fieldwork based research for SWWB :-bd :-bd testing the pub hopefully! Erm, it might have been a bit more than just the one pub... :oops: Thorough testing then ... lovin' the dedication!

Verena wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2024 10:08 am 'Twas definitely a Cheery Friday last night - I was "out out" in Abergavenny doing some, erm, fieldwork based research for SWWB

testing the pub hopefully!

I'm hoping to do my first Winter Bivvy.... sounds like type two fun, but I'm prepared to be proved wrong. I have been informed the scheduled weekend is a possible weekend of moving child #2 in Chester and my driving duties might therefore be required, but nothing's certain yet. Fingers crossed for t...

Mine's arrived ... never seen a battery with a built in USB-C port ... whatever next ! Old post, but what's this about a USB-C battery? Edit - On the subject of air pumps, do these things actually work? https://www.flextail.com/products/tiny-bike-pump Everything in me says that they're too small / ...

We don't care about weight , never really understood the strap a bag culture Lots of people do care about weight though. It also really depends on the type of terrain you are riding My mate took panniers on a Cairngorms trip, they were an absolute nightmare - his panniers were too wide for some of ...

I have Thule waterproof panniers. Secure & easily removable. But most things Ortlieb are a good shout.

I might actually come to this ...

That would be a good excuse to go down to that part of the world. I've never made it to SSUK since I did the one up here in '19.... Time to start ruminating on travel options! '19 ... where was that? We (Godiva Trailriders) ran it in 2016, and '22 & '23 in Llandegla. Don't think I've been to on...

RIP wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2024 10:31 am
Survived

As much as we can hope for

How did it go?

Next Friday being the one coming (20th) ? On holiday in Dorset ...

The one after ? (27th)

Not much liklihood tbh though I do have a Brompton ....

as a stout lover .... I had one of these https://harbwr.wales/product/la-nossa-signora/ last night Milk Chocolate Orange .... maybe not as good as it could have been. I like a good stout to be full flavoured and rich. This was not bad but had an almost "geuze" aftertaste, only a hint of so...

And she's back ... incredible riding as ever with Lael .... not sure "circumvent" is quite right but I guess you could put that spin on it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz7344w3jzzo

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 8:45 am

godivatrailrider wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 8:22 am "700ml enough for several cups of your favourite beverage"

How do you make beer on a stove?

Exactly !! And 700ml ! that's 2 bottles of Belgian's best .... ok that could be enough... but it's a little over a pint!

Can I put myself down as a tentative (weather dependent softie) 'yes'?
I'm only in Ludlow so a quick train to South Wales is easy.
I have reasonable kit, flannelette pyjamas, night cap, bed pan etc

I do mostly run on beer ... so might need a pub visit.

Have we done this Ganesha stove? https://www.ganeshacookstoveproject.com/ I can’t see anything that hasn’t been done before here yet good marketing has got them a sh11t tonne of backing. Maybe should turn our influencer hats on and get Stu funded for a new stove? "700ml enough for several cups...

Not at this precise moment ( before luncheon? Even Reg has some decorum :smile:), but ready on standby for emergency use. The Vanilla Stout Quest continues. Unfortunately had to have these posted, rather than bought locally, and that meant most unfortunately I had to buy twelve. https://live.static...

15st 5lb this morning :(

Sorry to hear that story Catrike! Still in the States? How's that going? Improved? Everyone's journey is different. Mine's never been dramatic, been up to 17st 10 lb a few years ago, hit 50 and decided I wasn't going to be fat'n'50, did keto , got to 14st 2lb. From there I wafted back to 15st 10lb n...

Sorry to hear that Rich. Hope all gets sorted soon. After watching that podcast with Moodi I think I'm gonna reduce my meat intake to just 2 days a week. Really reckon it'll help alot. Cheers buddy. Right now I'm barely holding on to any sort of vaguely appropriate diet. Certainly not the right tim...

I always add a elastic band or bobble to reduce the chances of losing it off the bag, don't ask why I found this to be important ...which is how I came into possession of 'my' Lezyne Zecto! I found it on the side of the road flashing away!... and it's a £50 rear light ! I use a band but do sort of ...

Lezyne Zecto is good & has a strudy clip & band https://ride.lezyne.com/products/1-led-8r-v204?srsltid=AfmBOooEwQBU9QDNJz1h1mIWpbM0tvWZziljUDt9Ah419NvdOrzCRGbS I have one of these and it's my preferred rear light... I think mine is the brighter one, 250 or 400 or something, the daylight fla...

100% the Geoffs.

I have 2x Jones bikes both came with loop bars. I have swapped the set on the bikepacking bike for the Geoffs as they are longer/wider in the rearward section and the gap in the loop is about 1 cm wider which works better with my Rockgeist bag.

I can't vouch for it but the flextail bug repeller looks interesting https://www.flextail.com/collections/mosquito-repellent? I came across them the other day, I'd be interested to hear some real world experience! Can't see how a repellent would work in a sealed tent, they've nowhere to repel to......

We had James, Elbow & Madness playing on separate nights in Ludlow Castle a couple of weeks ago. We're tight so we just went into town and sat in The Blue Boar beer garden and listened to the bands. Elbow ain't my bag. Madness have done way more 'HITS' than people think !! I wish I'd forked out ...